ewan14 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 On 23/04/2020 at 10:02, baillieinleeds said: This was a great squad. It’s disgusting how we went from world class to nothing more than piss poor Robertson put it in with the sole of his boot didn't he ? Brilliant ! -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewan14 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 On 04/04/2020 at 08:47, baillieinleeds said: You couldn’t blame the Country for feeling confident in the upcoming World Cup. To destroy a brilliant Czech team was brilliant. Jordan’s powerfully headed first goal gave the team confidence The South American friendlies tour was not a disaster ! We beat Chile 4 - 2 ( iirc ) , robbed in a 1 - 1 draw by Argentina !!! , lost to Brazil -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewan14 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 On 03/04/2020 at 16:01, IggyStooge said: Stick some links in the OP and you'd have a winner of a thread, especially since we're all bored out of our collective gourd. I'll kick it off with (presumably) the man you are referring to as 'The King'. NOW... That's what I call world class. LAWMAN !!! -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewan14 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Jim Baxter - never mind 1967 1963 his first goal against Gordon Banks 1965 created Greig's goal against Italy -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 On 23/04/2020 at 10:02, baillieinleeds said: This was a great squad. It’s disgusting how we went from world class to nothing more than piss poor That squad was not at all appreciated, because they were a big step down on what we'd had within the previous 5-10 years. Dalglish, Souness, Miller, Narey, Hansen, McGrain, Strachan, John Wark, John Robertson, Joe Jordan, Steve Archibald, Paul Sturrock... it just went on and on. This team had just failed to get out of their World Cup group and lost to Costa Rica, which is why only 12,000 turned up (including a 15 year old me). Even though they went further than any Scotland team ever before - qualifying for the Euros meant we made the last 8 of a tournament, and we finished a very creditable 3rd in the group - they didn't get the same respect as the teams of the 1980s. Thanks for posting this, because it confirms that a childhood memory I had was true. I'd remembered Tom Boyd catching Hagi out, tearing down the wing and putting in the ball that led to the goal. As time went on I doubted that memory - why would Tom Boyd be on the right, against Hagi on their left? But here he is, almost exactly as I remembered. Great times. Maybe we'll beat Serbia and create some more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewan14 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 (edited) 10 minutes ago, GordonS said: That squad was not at all appreciated, because they were a big step down on what we'd had within the previous 5-10 years. Dalglish, Souness, Miller, Narey, Hansen, McGrain, Strachan, John Wark, John Robertson, Joe Jordan, Steve Archibald, Paul Sturrock... it just went on and on. This team had just failed to get out of their World Cup group and lost to Costa Rica, which is why only 12,000 turned up (including a 15 year old me). Even though they went further than any Scotland team ever before - qualifying for the Euros meant we made the last 8 of a tournament, and we finished a very creditable 3rd in the group - they didn't get the same respect as the teams of the 1980s. Thanks for posting this, because it confirms that a childhood memory I had was true. I'd remembered Tom Boyd catching Hagi out, tearing down the wing and putting in the ball that led to the goal. As time went on I doubted that memory - why would Tom Boyd be on the right, against Hagi on their left? But here he is, almost exactly as I remembered. Great times. Maybe we'll beat Serbia and create some more. We did have McCoist and M#J# ( for a while ) up front Paul McStay in midfield with John Collins , Gary MacAlister , Murdo ( playing in Germany made me a better player ) McLeod Edited October 28, 2020 by ewan14 -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 6 minutes ago, ewan14 said: We did have McCoist and M#J# ( for a while ) up front Paul McStay in midfield with John Collins , Gary MacAlister , Murdo ( playing in Germany made me a better player ) McLeod Sure, but Daglish, Souness, Hansen and Robertson were multiple European Cup winners. As good as McCoist and Mo Johnston were, I don't think they were on that level. Paul McStay achieved nothing beyond Scottish football. John Collins had a good stint in Monaco but wasted his potential by moving to Celtic. Murdo McLeod was 32 by the time of this game and the fact he only won 20 caps tells you about his competition. Gary McAllister was a cracking player but a step down on his predecessors. One of the English league's top scorers, Graeme Sharp, could barely get in the Scotland squad and Hansen and Archibald weren't in the initial squad for 1986. The only position where we arguably got stronger was in goals. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kebab Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 This not stuck up yet??? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewan14 Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 (edited) 19 hours ago, GordonS said: Sure, but Daglish, Souness, Hansen and Robertson were multiple European Cup winners. As good as McCoist and Mo Johnston were, I don't think they were on that level. Paul McStay achieved nothing beyond Scottish football. John Collins had a good stint in Monaco but wasted his potential by moving to Celtic. Murdo McLeod was 32 by the time of this game and the fact he only won 20 caps tells you about his competition. Gary McAllister was a cracking player but a step down on his predecessors. One of the English league's top scorers, Graeme Sharp, could barely get in the Scotland squad and Hansen and Archibald weren't in the initial squad for 1986. The only position where we arguably got stronger was in goals. McStay was good for the national team though Sharp was overrated ! Goram definitely improved the team ( Brian Irvine played in the 2 - 1 victory over Romania ) Edited October 29, 2020 by ewan14 -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Not the national team but a cracking YouTube Video on Aberdeen FC. The glory years... Tremendous how competitive our club teams used to be.. Well worth a watch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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